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American Sniper - 7/10
Could have been better. I thought the character developement was lacking. It was more like bullet points of his experence. Kind of disapointed.
Kingsman - 7/10
Some funny as hell moments, some wtf moments that should have had more thought in them, and some epic action flic moments. Some of the satire, and wtf moments lost points for me.
I've been hearing that is some sort of big feminist movie. Thoughts?Quote:
Originally Posted by 19Eclipse90
you lost all credibility here (imho). the worst thing that can be said about kingsman is that jackson is in it. that movie is fucking awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by CoopKill
That is a 10/10 score from me. I am not a fan of the satirical/stupid comedy type movies. This was a balance of all. It was worth watching for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by IPD
A 7/10 from me is pretty f-ing good lol
I do want to see that movie, I thought it looked pretty good. I'm a bit more excited about it hearing it's a good flick.
Maybe if you go looking for it. I didn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Echo419
IMO, the movie is a big game of cat-and-mouse which is very entertaining and visually captivating. Any such underlying themes flew right by my radar. Compared to Mad Max 1-3, it felt a bit too Hollywood and I think I can understand why Tom Hardy felt as if he owed George Miller an apology once he saw the final product. Still, not a bad way to be reintroduced.
I know you mentioned this before, but you say it with such contempt for Jackson. I think he was really good in the role -- not that someone else couldn't do it just as well, but he wasn't out of place. I'm just curious, do you think Django Unchained would have been the same movie without Samuel L.?Quote:
Originally Posted by IPD
Jackson's lisp caught me off guard, lol. He did a good job in the role considering what the movie was reaching for. He could have had a few more punch lines to further expand on his goofy character.
Jackson is a good actor, but at this point, I'm not a fan anymore. Actually, it started back in Attack of the Clones--he had NO BUSINESS being in that movie. Since then, he's just been a feature of so many movies that it's I experience some form of cognative dissonance when I see him in many types of movies--especially those with established canon (like SW, Marvel, etc). I didn't have this problem with Unbreakable, Pulp Fiction or Long Kiss Goodnight. Jackie Brown was ok. It was just difficult for me to have him in that role--and it kept breaking my suspension of disbelief. It would have been less jarring to see Alec Baldwin doing a lisp in that role. The problem is--if I had to venture a guess--that Jackson is his own genre now, and putting him in other places really causes a loss of something to a movie that would otherwise be better. He was tolerable in Robocop--even though that movie was less than stellar.Quote:
Originally Posted by 19Eclipse90
I will say that I'm glad they didn't use Idris Elba or Don Cheadle. It's WAY below their talent level.
Jackson in the Marvel movies is the only casting that makes since.
Nick Fury in the ultimate Marvel universe has been modeled after him since 2002.
Samuel L. Jackson thanks Mark Millar - Business Insider
So you don't think Downy Jr. is a good Tony Stark????Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan92RTTT
Nick Fury? They could have put anyone in that role. Michael Jai White would have been fine in that role. Mr. T would have been fine in that role. Tom Fucking Hardy would have been fine in that role. Don't get me wrong, Jackson isn't bad in the role, but his "Jackson Genre" really throws me for a loop seeing him in there.
P.S.
Django Unchained was pretty fucking good. I hated his character (that was the point), but it wasn't a bad portrayal. Black Snake Moan wasn't bad either. I can tolerate Nick Fury. It's really Mace Windu that pissed me off more than anything--and everything since has been tempered with that epic casting failure on the part of Lucas. He should have asked Sidney Poitier or at the very least, Morgan Freeman. My GOD Jackson was bad in that role.